Getting better visualization of joint cartilage through cationic CT contrast agents

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 17:14 in Health & Medicine

In its quest to find new strategies to treat osteoarthritis and other diseases, a Boston University-led research team has reported finding a new computer tomography contrast agent for visualizing the special distributions of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) - the anionic sugars that account for the strength of joint cartilage.

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